Band-Together™
to fight COVID-19 through nuanced social distancing
A Color-Coded System to Help Re-Integrate Safely
How it works:
- Find your color
- Use our guide to find your color
- Don't worry: there are no wrong answers or 'bad' colors
- It's a simple flow chart, no login, no password, you don't have to give us any information!
- Use the guide frequently, since your situation may change from day to day
- Learn what your color means
- Here's an overview of all the colors and their meanings
- Here's an overview of how to interact with others using the color codes
- Here's another overview that incorporates the flag system for gathering places (businesses, etc.)
- Act Responsibly
- Continue to hunker down and practice social distancing, or use the Band-Together™ system if you need more freedom and your local laws allow.
- When you use the Band-Together™ system:
- Post a flag outside if you are hosting a gathering
- Yellow if you are sanitizing and following social distancing protocols (welcoming Red 3s, Green 2s, and Yellow 2s)
- Plaid if you are not sanitizing and following social distancing protocols (welcoming Red 1s, Green 1s and Green 3s)
- Wear an armband, pin, or other color-coded item to show what group you belong to (use our free templates for armbands, stickers, and flags or our template sheets for stickers or pins
- Pay attention to the colors others are wearing, and interact according to the Band-Together™ guidelines (see links under item 2 above)
- Be aware that the Band-Together™ system is not as safe as the stay-at-home system we have been using. Running risks and shouldering responsibilities are the price to be paid for greater freedom. Some people who use the Band-Together™ system will get sick—you might be one of them.
- It is safest for everyone to err on the side of caution
- If you are unsure of how to deal with someone, ask them what they are comfortable with, and the two of you can work it out.
- Live by the Golden Rule: figure out how others would like to be treated, and do your best to treat them that way (or better if you can manage it).
- Use your brain. We can supply some answers for you, but not all of them
- Life is not perfect; mistakes happen, so be a little understanding and lenient when things go wrong.
